How pleasant it is to listen to birdsong and watch the birds flutter from branch to branch with the advent of spring. You can attract them to your garden or yard on your own by building a birdhouse. You can also connect children to the creative process, thus teaching them to take care of small and defenseless creatures. In the article we will learn how to make a birdhouse out of cardboard and fix it in the right place.
Simple birdhouse
In order to make a decorative birdhouse out of cardboard, you will need a toilet paper or paper towel sleeve. The finished house will be very small and will last only one season or remain as an indoor decoration. However, the manufacture of several of these birdhouses will require a minimum of materials and effort.
Instruction:
- Draw a small circle on the top half of the cardboard tube.
- Cut out a hole with a utility knife.
- On tightcardboard outline a circle of the same diameter as the sleeve, cut out and glued. This is the bottom of the birdhouse.
- Then the tube is covered with bright paper or cloth to make the house attract birds.
- Draw a semicircle on colored cardboard, cut out and glue both edges. The resulting roof is glued to the birdhouse.
- After that, two holes are made in the roof, through which the lace is threaded, from the inside it is tied in a knot. A perch for the future tenant is attached under the inlet. It is made from an ice cream stick or a dry branch.
Scheme for a birdhouse-feeder
Often, children ask to make a bird house in which you can pour food. How to make a birdhouse out of cardboard?
To make a birdhouse feeder you will need:
- 2 sheets of A4 medium-weight cardboard;
- stationery knife;
- cardboard glue;
- simple pencil;
- ruler;
- hole puncher;
- straight screwdriver.
Instruction:
- To begin with, a birdhouse diagram is printed on plain paper. It is applied to a sheet of cardboard, using a ruler and a screwdriver, each line is pressed through.
- The resulting blank is cut out along solid lines, leaving those highlighted with a dotted line, the feeder will be folded along them in the future.
- The finished part is applied to the second sheet of cardboard, outlined and the same folds are made.
- Now you can startgluing the birdhouse. First, the walls of the two parts are connected to each other, then the bottom and the roof.
- In the upper part, two holes are made using a hole punch. A rope is threaded through them, for which the feeder will be hung. If you make holes in the bottom, you can connect two birdhouses together.
Big birdhouse: diagram
To make a birdhouse out of large cardboard, you will need a few parts cut out of this material:
- Two identical house-shaped pentagons measuring 13.5 cm at the base and 19 cm across the width of the roof. A hole is cut in one part with a clerical knife.
- Two rectangles 15.5 cm wide and 29.5 cm long.
- Two identical squares for the side walls with a side width of 14 cm.
Assembly
If you do not know how to make a cardboard birdhouse step by step, then follow the instructions:
- After preparing the parts, they begin to glue them. The side walls are glued to the front, and then the back. So that the house does not fall apart after the first rain, it must be additionally pasted over with interlining.
- According to the size of each part of the house, cut out pieces of interlining with allowances of 0.5 cm, for better retention at the joints.
- Start pasting over the birdhouse from the sides with allowances for the back and front of the structure. When the interlining dries, glue the parts on the front and back walls.
How to decorate?
How to make a birdhouse out of cardboard, we have considered. How to decorate it? In order for the house to attract birds and decorate the yard, it must be decorated.
You can do it like this:
- First of all, it is painted, acrylic paints or color diluted with water are suitable for this. A piece of sponge is dipped in a coloring composition and a birdhouse is painted over with light pressure. When the paint dries, proceed to the next stage of decoration.
- From thick paper or felt cut out: flowers, clouds, grass, birds, butterflies and other details, depending on the fantasy. Starting from the front of the house, glue decorative elements. It is better to entrust the design of the birdhouse to the child, perhaps he will want to draw something on his own or stick stickers.
- In the end, proceed to the design of the roof. It, in turn, is pasted over with any dense fabric, leatherette or oilcloth. The finished part is folded in half and glued to the house. A birdhouse is outlined around the perimeter, a part is cut out of cardboard and glued to the bottom of the structure.
Placement and fastening
If you were asked to make a birdhouse out of cardboard for kindergarten, then the teacher will probably decide to hang a house on the street so that the children watch the birds.
Experts recommend placing birdhouses at the rate of one house per 20 square meters. meters. If you plan to place the product on your own adjoining plot, then it should be borne in mind that the abundance of fruit trees and vegetables can attractbirds, which in the future will significantly spoil the harvest. The distance between trees with birdhouses should be at least 15 meters.
In the forest area, bird houses are fixed at a distance of 2.5-3.5 meters from the ground. If the birdhouse is installed in a crowded area that causes disturbance to birds, for example, a group of walking kids, then the height should be at least 4.5 meters.
Among other things, it is important to consider the direction of the house relative to sunrise and sunset, as well as cardinal points. For example, if the birdhouse is located in an open area and faces south, then it will overheat, in which case it is better to place it in the crown of a tree. It is also not recommended to place the house, turning it towards the winds. In addition to the cold, water will pour into it through the hole. To protect from rain, it is better to install it under the roof, against the wall of a building, or deep in the branches of a tree.
If the birdhouse is equipped with a special fastening bar, nails or screws, it can be installed on any structure (pole, wall, etc.). In all other cases, flexible clamps are perfect. So the house is suspended from branches, trellis, window bars. When attaching a house to a tree trunk, it is important to take into account that the plant grows and thickens, and the collar can squeeze it and interfere with normal development. If the birdhouse does not attract birds, it must be moved to another place.
We looked at how to make a do-it-yourself birdhouse out of cardboard and where it can be placed. Duringcreating a house, do not forget that most of the work can be entrusted to a child - his interest in nature will only increase.
